Bernnie Brandt

Neutral

This is a decision that should be made and opined upon by state and federal legislators. Local school boards do not have the authority to make legislation about this issue. Local school boards do, however, have an obligation to have medical professionals in schools to assist students with any medical need, including providing guidance and resources for pregnancies.

School medical staff should be accessible to students in the event of any medical event. Many students do not have access to professional medicine outside of schools, so it is important that our schools maintain a roster of nurses and mental health professionals. These professionals should be able to provide guidance for students and assist them with finding resources that the student requests.

Neutral

As a school board candidate, it is important that we ensure that our students are getting educated about various economic systems throughout our country and around the world. It is not the place of a school system to tell a student that one system is particularly better than another, but rather, students should be given the tools they need to make informed decisions for themselves.

I believe that, if a society is going to place a high value on educated citizens, that it should pay for that education. Whether or not someone passes a class or chooses to pursue an educational opportunity is on them, but everyone deserves an equitable chance to learn.

Strongly Agree

If a teacher wishes to teach a curriculum that is in line with their personal beliefs, whether those beliefs are political, religious, or other, then that teacher should seek employment with a private school that shares those beliefs. Government funded educational institutions should have a set standard and all teachers should be required to meet that standard, in order to provide the most consistent education across the board.

Neutral

School healthcare professionals should have a variety of resources available for referring students to outside providers. If a student requests to be directed to a particular type of care, the school provider should be able to give the student that information and, possibly, facilitate an initial conversation or setting up of an appointment for that student. Outside care should only be referred after a request from a student, and should never be pushed on a student.

Strongly Agree

Bullying and disrespect of teachers is a huge problem in schools across the country. School administration has an obligation to support their staff when making disciplinary decisions. Students who see that there our little or no consequences for poor behavior will continue to repeat that behavior.

Yes

Everyone should have access to the materials used in school, but the decision about what materials are in school should be made based strictly on a standard of age-appropriateness. Just because someone believes that content in a book or other publication goes against their personal, political, or religious beliefs does not mean that the book is not age-appropriate for children.

Neutral

An accurate education on the history of our country is important, as is an accurate education on the history of our world. Students should receive education in the founding of our country from an academic, neutral perspective. Patriotism is a personal value that should not be taught by government-funded institutions. Our educational institutions should be focused on teaching facts, not opinions or beliefs.

Strongly Agree

Our country has a track record of intentionally not including qualified individuals simply because of their race, ethnicity, orientation, or gender identity. While I do not support organizations that favor people simply because of those traits and don't look at their actual qualifications, I believe that it is important that every group of people is represented.

Disagree

With every level of government control over any organization, there exists an additional possibility for corruption, abusive power, and misuse of funds and resources. It is important to have some system of checks and balances so that public educational institutions across the country meet a minimum standard, so that students are not disadvantaged simply because of where they went to school.

Art & Music, Language Arts (including foreign language), Mathematics (including personal finances), Science (which includes human sexuality and gender identity), Information Technology, Social Emotional Learning, Civics & American History (includes the history of political activism and discusses critical race theory), Vocational Learning, Physical Fitness

Disagree

Unless the same standards of accountability are present in private and homeschool programs, public money should stay in the public sphere.

Students should have equality of opportunity. Every student should be set up to succeed, but it is ultimately their choice what they do with that opportunity.

C. Lack of proper education in human sexuality leads to higher rates of teenage pregnancy and STIs.

I do not hold any spiritual or religious beliefs.

Children should be taught about human sexuality at the point in time they are able to comprehend the subject matter, just as is the case with every other educational subject. Students should not be taught things that are too advanced for their mental state, nor should they have education withheld from them when they reach a point of understanding.

Every one of the topics in this question should be discussed. These topics are directly related to real life situations that students will encounter, and it is important that students receive guidance on safety and risk associated with anything related to sexuality. The subjects should be presented from a neutral, academic perspective and personal opinion should be left out.

Choose not to answer

I have an associate's degree in criminal justice. I am not a scientist or medical professional and, as such, I'm not qualified to offer an opinion on this issue.

Neutral

Children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming, but drag shows do not fall into that category, and most materials that many consider "sexually explicit" are actually materials that contain nothing depicting any sort of sex act.

Neutral

School board members do not have the authority to decide who is or is not granted a marriage license. One's personal beliefs dictate their views on marriage and, if someone asks someone to enter into a marriage that goes against their personal beliefs, they are free to decline that proposal.

Neutral

Parents have the right to raise their children how they want, but the education system must function to meet a minimum standard of teaching facts and preparing students to become functioning adults in society. Teaching beliefs and values is a subjective, personal issue that should be kept in the home.

Neutral

Many students live in abusive households and the only way for them to seek medical treatment is through school medical professionals. If a student lives in an abusive household and requires medical treatment outside of the home, notifying the parent that such treatment was sought could place the safety of that child in danger.

Strongly Disagree

As someone running for elected office, it is important to me that everyone who votes for or against me is doing so legally. I believe that photo IDs should be available at low or no cost to every citizen of every jurisdiction, and that those IDs should be presented to vote.

Choose not to answer

I have an associate's degree in criminal justice. I am not a medical professional and, as such, and not qualified to offer an opinion on this issue.

No

No

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I am not registered Republican or Democrat, so I cannot vote in their primaries.

Lean Liberal

Strongly Disagree

As a former correctional officer, I understand the importance of having trained professionals with firearms to prevent threats from getting into institutions. Faculty and staff inside those facilities, however, develop a relationship with students that should not be altered by the potential for having to shoot one of those students. I would like to see our Guardian program expanded so that there are multiple Guardians at every school to deter external threats from entering our schools.

Neutral

I have an associate's degree in criminal justice. I'm not a medical professional and, as such, am not qualified to offer opinions on this issue.